Logitech Lift Vertical Ergonomic Wireless Mouse - Graphite

Why it's worth it

The Lift holds your hand at a 57-degree angle, closer to a handshake than a flat palm, which takes the twist out of your forearm. If your wrist aches by mid-afternoon, this is the first thing to try.

A flat mouse asks your forearm to rotate so your palm faces down. Hold that for eight hours and it adds up. The Lift's vertical shape removes most of that rotation. PCMag reports that the 57-degree grip angle noticeably reduced wrist fatigue during multi-hour typing and browsing sessions compared with flat ergonomic mice. Physical therapists cited in Consumer Reports point the same direction, finding that vertical designs lower forearm muscle activity by keeping the wrist more neutral.

Buy this one before you buy an expensive brace. Logitech had the Lift designed and approved against criteria set by ergonomists, and unlike most vertical mice it's sized for small to medium right hands rather than assuming everyone has large ones. The textured grip and thumb rest are genuinely comfortable, and the clicks are quiet enough for a shared room.

From our review of 8 wireless mice for productivity

What we like

• +A flat mouse asks your forearm to rotate so your palm faces down
• +Buy this one before you buy an expensive brace
• +The practical stuff is handled
• +Give it two weeks. Almost everyone finds a vertical mouse awkward at first, because your fingers approach the buttons from a new…

What to know

• –Fine cursor work is harder
• –It's right-hand only in this version, and it's shaped for small to medium hands
• –A vertical mouse relieves strain; it doesn't diagnose or treat anything